after listening to the hearings of the australian royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse, i am no longer content to have simply walked away from the organization.
as a matter of conscience, i do not want my name linked with the organization in any way.
i know this letter has been posted previously, and i thank the author.
You may want to name the specific elders to list of those who may be held legally responsible for slander and harassment.
I think is now mostly conducted on a local level. HQ can't be bothered. The local elders don't want to be hung to dry.
Just my $0.02.
-Aude.
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https://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/case-study/636f01a5-50db-4b59-a35e-a24ae07fb0ad/case-study-29,-july-2015,-sydney.
@drewcoul - I just tuned in a few minutes ago and saw that, too, right away! Noone else had someome turn pages for them. Could be a WT lawyer sitting just off screen???
katie kitten has produced three youtube videos in which she explains and gives commentary on the royal commission.
she has some great comments on the proceedings.. days 1 to 4:.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ya9ts_eorh4.
shout out to jwfacts.. just saw the drum.
excellent job !
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can someone please send me a link to the outline for the funeral talk?i'm on my cell phone and having trouble using the search function.
can someone please send me a link to the outline for the funeral talk?i'm on my cell phone and having trouble using the search function.
hello to those following what is going in australia with our royal commission.. i want to let all those abused, neglected, shunned and blamed that i understand why you may not front the rc.
the wtbts is hoping you will consider yourself an invalid complainant, because you are not or were not.....baptised.
if you were abused at a young age and you told on your dad or the bad man that did it.......you would have been taken aside by the overseer and read scriptures about lying and being immoral; even if you didn't know what that word meant.
OP stated: The WTBTS is hoping you will consider yourself an invalid complainant, because you are not or were not.....baptised.
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Baptised or not, official membership of the club/organization is not the issue. The RC does not care about anyone's affiliation. That is sort of one of the points. Protection from abuse and solid support for any and ALL who are victimized - especially children - should be readily available without regard for corporate policy and governance.
The RC is commissioned to report finding and make recommendations that no one is left feeling they have no voice and no right to the support.
august.
mon 3 (cont) fri 7 .
public hearing: case study 29 into jehovah's witnesses, sydney.
I think the 'non-verbal' message from the elders in this hearing is coming through LOUD and CLEAR: Not only do they consider child sex abuse to be just a sin (rather than a crime), they don't even consider it important enough to spend an hour or two (at MINIMUM) to read what the commission is about and to review their own notes about the incidents to be discussed.
They are hostile to any intrusion into their little 'club'.
And Child Sex Abuse is just not worth their time.
august.
mon 3 (cont) fri 7 .
public hearing: case study 29 into jehovah's witnesses, sydney.
C0ntr013r wrote: I wonder how much impact this RC will have on a normal dub... Probably not very much
Maybe not on your average JW, but I for one feel MUCH more educated and confident in refuting JW *cough, cough* logic *cough cough*.
And the lack of common insight and compassion are clearly noted to be sorely lacking within 'Jehovah's organization'.
No surprise to us, but good to see it spotlighted on an international stage.
i just sent this email to angus stewart:.
i hope this email finds you well.
i would like to say thank you for your work on the royal commission, particularly in your handling of the jehovah's witnesses elders and experts during questioning.
Viviane wrote: "...I did leave out the part about him being so hot during the proceedings it made me want to high five his private bits with mine, though."
LOL!!
